diff --git a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
index 7e1fd4d977c..3a7095a29a4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 			var/throw_dir = get_dir(epicenter,T)
 			for(var/obj/item/I in T)
 				spawn(0) //Simultaneously not one at a time
-					if(I)
+					if(I && !I.anchored)
 						var/throw_range = rand(throw_dist, max_range)
 						var/turf/throw_at = get_ranged_target_turf(I, throw_dir, throw_range)
 						I.throw_speed = 4 //Temporarily change their throw_speed for embedding purposes (Reset when it finishes throwing, regardless of hitting anything)